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New Hampshire Democratic Primary 2022 Candidates (And how to learn about them)

New Hampshire Democratic Primary 2022 Candidates (And how to learn about them)

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There are three candidates for the Democratic Primary on September 13th, 2022. They are: Maggie Hassan (incumbent) Paul J Krautmann; and John Riggieri I cannot find a website for John Riggieri, but Maggie Hassan’s website is here: https://maggiehassan.com/ and Paul J Krautmann’s is here: https://www.pauljkrautmannforussenate.com/. On September 13, 2022, New Hampshire citizens get to vote for one of the New Hampshire Democratic Primary 2022 candidates. The candidates’ priorities The candidates have quite different priorities based on the top items on…

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The things the Democrats should have done by now

The things the Democrats should have done by now

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The failure of the Democrats to do the following while they have held a majority in both houses of Congress and while the President has been a Democrat is why they are polling so poorly before the mid-term elections. Action on the mandatory items below is the bare minimum we expected when we voted Democrat in 2020. The following are the things the Democrats should have done by now: Mandatory items: Legislate a mandatory minimum amount of paid vacation Legislate…

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The source of the culture war

The source of the culture war

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The other day I realized some of the problem that people call the culture war. It occurred to me that the reason some people doubt science is because they do not know that what is written in scientific papers is not someone’s idea, it is the result of a lot of work to get to the facts of a situation. For those who believe in things – and by “believe” here, I mean in the absence of evidence – it…

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Your God isn’t real, so be better

Your God isn’t real, so be better

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If you’re reading this, you’re probably a Christian or in a Christian-majority country. If so, this post is for you. If not, then I don’t know enough about your God to reject him so easily. In this post I want to set forth my reasons for not believing in the Christian / Jewish God. This includes the pantheon of Catholicism (Mary, God/Jesus, and the saints), as well as the newer Christianities that rely on the Old Testament / Torah and…

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Learning the truth about people

Learning the truth about people

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I never really liked Nigel Farage. He seemed like a guy I’d dislike if I met him in person. But as leader of UKIP, I believed that he believed what he said about sovereignty and about democracy. I didn’t see this evil being that the political left portrayed him as – instead I saw this man who was standing up to politicians who were obviously not listening to their voters because of a first-past-the-post system that doesn’t reflect the people’s…

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Predictions about how the economy will change

Predictions about how the economy will change

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This post is a little bit of prediction – pretending we can see the future clearly, and describing what it will be like. Specifically, I will make some predictions for the global economy in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, climate change, and the supply chain issues arising from COVID-19. How the economy will change: EU and Brexit Let’s get the elephant in the room packed up in his trunk and moved into another room which better suits its…

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How well the COVID-19 vaccines protect

How well the COVID-19 vaccines protect

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ArsTechnica has a thoroughly researched and very well-written article about how well the COVID-19 vaccines protect and whether they are worth getting if you have already been infected by any of the virus’s five variants: Read about the COVID-19 vaccine as at March 28th, 2022.

The UK and its flag are confusing

The UK and its flag are confusing

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Let’s face it, the UK is confusing, and so is its flag. The video embedded below is my first made-for-watching YouTube video and explains how the UK became more than one country combined, and how its flag became what it is today. The video sets out to explain why the UK and its flag are confusing. I have included the whole script below the video but the video includes subtitles: Script If you’re watching this video, you are curious about…

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How fundamentalist Christians could get it right

How fundamentalist Christians could get it right

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I spent the last weekend with some evangelical Christians who I like on a personal level. They all believe that they are called to “spread the word”. Despite a genuine intellectual interest from me for most of my life, they have all singularly failed to communicate a positive image of Jesus and, especially, his followers. This article explains how fundamentalist Christians could get it right, but instead get it wrong when it comes to sharing their world view. First, everyone…

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